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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON CITY SD 62·NCES 410933000124
Tumwata Middle School
14133 S Donovan Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045 · (503) 785-8300 · Clackamas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Oregon public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.7:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
374 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 235 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 19.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tumwata Middle School
Tumwata Middle School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwata Middle School this school | 685 | 54.6% | 31.0% |
| Cascade Middle School Bend | 687 | 47.9% | 56.0% |
| Sky View Middle School Bend | 598 | 47.8% | 42.9% |
| Pilot Butte Middle School Bend | 589 | 47.2% | 38.5% |
| Estacada Middle School Estacada | 460 | 51.5% | 21.9% |
| Gardiner Middle School Oregon City | 699 | 54.2% | 29.9% |
Matched among Oregon middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tumwata Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #85 of 190 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #101 of 200 ▲ 33 | #14 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #75 of 201 no change | #11 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #46 of 208 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #178 of 180 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #145 of 180 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #151 of 194 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #25 of 141 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
685
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 685 | 25.4 | 26.9:1 | 55% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 29 | 22.1:1 | 39% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 27.6 | 23.7:1 | 34% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 34 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 40.2 | 21.4:1 | 38% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 41 | 20.3:1 | 44% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 42% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 22% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 28 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tumwata Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (860 to 685); teachers down 37% (40.2 to 25.4).
About Tumwata Middle School
Families in Oregon City, Oregon, are served by Tumwata Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 685 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Oregon is roughly 494 students; this school is 39% bigger than that.
Tumwata Middle School is one of 13 schools in Oregon City SD 62, which enrolls 7,202 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Tumwata Middle School is 75% White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The White share in Clackamas County as a whole is similar, at about 79%. Tumwata Middle School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Tumwata Middle School employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 26.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1, lower than at this school. Tumwata Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 55%.
Tumwata Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Tumwata Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.0%; the prediction is 41.4%.
Tumwata Middle School is located in Clackamas County, where median household income is about $103,517, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Tumwata Middle School is one of 118 public schools in Clackamas County, which together enroll about 57,601 students.
The nearest public school is Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, at about 1.0 miles. Tumwata Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 31.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 685, close to the 670 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 26.9:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon City SD 62
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,944 students
- Gardiner Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- John McLoughlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Holcomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Redland Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Beavercreek Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Oregon City
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,944 students
- Gardiner Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- John McLoughlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Holcomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Redland Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Alliance Charter AcademyCombined · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences1.0 mi · 325
- Oregon City Service Learning Academy1.1 mi · 111
- Alliance Charter Academy1.2 mi · 419
- Holcomb Elementary School1.4 mi · 516
- Gardiner Middle School1.7 mi · 699
- John Wetten Elementary School2.0 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Tumwata Middle SchoolHow large is Tumwata Middle School?
Tumwata Middle School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
Is Tumwata Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tumwata Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Tumwata Middle School?
Approximately 26.9:1 students per teacher at Tumwata Middle School.
How diverse is Tumwata Middle School?
Tumwata Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Tumwata Middle School public or private?
Tumwata Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oregon City SD 62.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.